Will you look at this! I enjoyed three contemporary fiction novels, and none of them were set in New York City! One is set in […]
Cleveland Noir: Dark Fiction from Around the City
For a number of years now, book publisher Akashic Books has been publishing collections of noir fiction short stories set in cities around the world. […]
Celebrity Memoirs: Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Aftertaste
The Matchmakers welcome new Matchmaker Lisa Gordon! Lisa writes: Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (2021) The pungent odor of sautéed onions wafts […]
Dark Thriller: Dennis Lehane
Matchmaker Michele Hirschfeld writes: I was so excited to see that Dennis Lehane had published a new novel, but also apprehensive about how it might […]
Groundbreaking History: From The Recent Past
“There is a great river and it flows through this land, and we have named it History.” -Ursula K. Le Guin Dig into the past […]
Butterflies at the Library
If you visit our Coventry Village Branch, you’ll get more than your standard library services at this time of year. Our reference desks are staffed […]
Tech Tales
Children of all ages are facing a whole new world of technology. If you’re looking for stories that feature contemplative, humorous, or critical approaches to […]
YA Psychological Thriller with a twist!
Have you ever thought about what a crossover between Criminal Minds and Silence of the Lambs, but with teenage protagonists, would look like? Well, look […]
Historical Fiction Roundup: Marianne Wiggins and Jane Smiley
Yee-haw! Welcome to the American West, via two terrific historical fiction novels! If you want a sweeping saga set in California in the first half […]
